The Diocese of BàRá»Âa () is a Latin rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Saigon, in southern Vietnam, yet it depends on the missionary Dicastery for Evangelization.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathedral of Mary, Mother of God, dedicated to the Apostles Saint Philip and Saint James, in the city of BàRá»Âa, BàRá»ÂaâÂÂVà ©ng Tàu province, Southeastern Vietnam.
The bishopric was established on 22 November 2005 as Diocese of Ba Ria / BàRá»Âa (Tiếng Viá»Ât) / å·´å° (æ£é«Âä¸ÂæÂÂ) / Barianen(sis) (Latin adjective), on territory detached from the Diocese of Xuân Lôc.
According to Jesuit missionaries, in 1670, in XÃÂch Lam (ÃÂất ÃÂá»Â), near BàRá»Âa, there were nearly 300 Catholic families. According to a report of Bishop M. Labbé, in 1670, "Dong Nai had at least over 2,000 parishioners". According to Adrien Launay, in 1747, the ÃÂá»Âng Nai region already had parish communities in Bengo (Bến Gá»Â), R. Dou-nai (ÃÂá»Âng Nai), Dalua (ÃÂá lá»Âa ?) Ke-tat (Cái Tắt / Cái Tắc ?) Dou-mon (ÃÂá»Âng Môn ?), R. Moxoai (Mô Xoài), Ba-ria (BàRá»Âa), Nui-nua (Núi Nứa) and ÃÂất ÃÂá»Â, under the care of MEP and Jesuit missionaries.
As per 2014, the diocese pastorally served 254,302 Catholics (17.8% of 1,427,024 total) on an area of 1,989 kmò in 84 parishes with 166 priests (101 diocesan, 65 religious), 799 lay religious (282 brothers, 517 sisters) and 71 seminarians.